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#box office
(News Focus) S. Korean box office thrives despite slowing economy
By Kim Boram SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- With the year 2019 having just passed the halfway point, the South Korean film industry is eying the possibility of four movies posting more than 10 million ... 18:15 Jul. 18
#K-pop Pentagon
Pentagon drops first summer album, 'SUM(ME:R)'
By Park Boram SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band Pentagon on Wednesday dropped a new EP, "SUM(ME:R)," a four-track record carrying the summer season's bright energy, produced in collaboratio... 18:28 Jul. 17
#K-pop
TWICE announces Japanese leg of ongoing world tour
SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl band TWICE announced Wednesday the addition of a Japanese leg to their ongoing world tour, "TWICELIGHTS." In the Japanese section of the world tour, the... 16:13 Jul. 17
#box office
Disney's 'The Lion King' poised to debut at No. 1 in South Korea
SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Disney's latest movie, "The Lion King," is expected to dominate the South Korean box office as it accounted for about 70 percent of all advance ticket sales on the first ... 14:27 Jul. 17
BTS makes Time's list of 25 most influential people on internet
SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstars BTS has made it on Time magazine's list of the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet for the third year in a row. The K-pop septet was among the ... 13:51 Jul. 17
#The King's Lettters
(Movie Review) 'The King's Letters' introduces unknown contributor to Hangeul
By Kim Boram SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Sejong the Great, the fourth King of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), and his invention of Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, is one of the most frequently used and we... 10:33 Jul. 17
#BTS
BTS to hold unprecedented K-pop concert in Saudi Arabia
SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS will perform solo concert in Saudi Arabia in October, becoming the first non-Saudi Arabian artists to perform at a stadium in the country, its manage... 17:06 Jul. 15
#K-pop
(LEAD) Defying worsening S. Korea-Japan ties, BTS concerts draw 210,000 fans in Japan related video
(ATTN: ADDS video clip at bottom) By Park Boram SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS' four concerts in Japan this month drew a total of 210,000 fans, making the Japanese leg of the band'... 14:25 Jul. 15
#K-pop
Defying worsening S. Korea-Japan ties, BTS concerts draw 210,000 fans in Japan
By Park Boram SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS' four concerts in Japan this month drew a total of 210,000 fans, making the Japanese leg of the band's world tour a solid success despi... 13:43 Jul. 15
#DAY6
(Yonhap Interview) DAY6 aims to capture beautiful moment of youth in new album
By Park Boram SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- Youth, the main theme in the previous hit songs by five-piece K-pop rock band DAY6, such as "Congratulations" and "You Were Beautiful," still runs deep in ... 08:00 Jul. 15
#Red Shoes
(Yonhap Interview) Ex-Disney animator fulfills long-held wish by working on Korean animation film
By Kim Boram SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Kim Sang-jin has spent a career steeped in making Walt Disney animations, but the South Korean animator revealed he has now realized a long-cherished wish by... 16:11 Jul. 12
#TWICE member-leave of absence
TWICE's Mina to be absent from ongoing world tour due to 'psychological' issues
SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Mina, a Japanese member of K-pop girl band TWICE, will not be part of the band's ongoing world tour from this week due to health issues, the band's management agency said... 17:47 Jul. 11
Scandal-ridden member Kangin to leave Super Junior
SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Kangin, a scandal-ridden member of long-running K-pop boy band Super Junior, said Thursday he will leave the team, ending his 14-year membership. The 34-year-old, whos... 16:42 Jul. 11
#Yoo Seung-jun
(2nd LD) Supreme Court rules against entry ban for Korean-American singer
(ATTN: UPDATES with plaintiff's response in paras 12-13) SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Korean-American singer who has been banned from visiting South ... 16:24 Jul. 11
#Yoo Seung-jun
(LEAD) Supreme Court rules against entry ban for Korean-American singer
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details and background from 7th para; ADDS photo) SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Korean-American singer who has been banned fr... 15:45 Jul. 11
#Yoo Seung-jun
Supreme Court rules against entry ban for Korean-American singer
SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Korean-American singer who has been banned from visiting South Korea after winning U.S. citizenship about 17 years ago i... 13:51 Jul. 11
#BTS
BTS' 'IDOL' music video hits 500 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The music video of K-pop super band BTS' hit song "IDOL" surpassed 500 million YouTube views Thursday, the band's fifth music video to accomplish the feat. The hypnoti... 09:06 Jul. 11
(LEAD) Actor arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting, molesting his agency's employees
(ATTN: UPDATES with statement of Kang's agency) GWANGJU, South Korea, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Actor Kang Ji-hwan has been arrested without a warrant on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman and mole... 16:21 Jul. 10
#Red Shoes
(Movie Review) 'Red Shoes' gives quirky twist to classic Disney fairy tale
By Kim Boram SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Princess Snow White in Walt Disney's animated film of the same name is "the fairest one of all," and only "love's first kiss" can break the curse put on her ... 11:04 Jul. 10
Actor arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting, molesting his agency's employees
GWANGJU, South Korea, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Actor Kang Ji-hwan has been arrested without a warrant on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman and molesting another, both employees of his agency, pol... 09:33 Jul. 10